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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 572413" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>It's 10 pm here now and still 37 C. That's body heat - 98.4 F. I've been at a friend's place for a meeting and sort-of party, a bit stifled by the heat. The temperatures maxed out at 42.5 C today.</p><p></p><p>husband & I left my friend's place at about 9 pm and went to the beach. Our beach is wilderness, so there was no lights although we could see by the city lights. No stars tonight, there's a blanket of high cloud keeping the heat in. The night swim was odd - I was a bit concerned about possible bluebottles, but husband pointed out that there hasn't been an onshore wind to bring in those pesky purple stingers. The water was not cold, not hot, just comfortable. Not too rough either, thankfully, because this tiny beach can get pretty wild sometimes. The tide was a long way out - I joked about possible tsunami, after a heatwave day it would be just the odds I wouldn't want. </p><p></p><p>They expect temperatures to still be in the 30s at midnight. The cool change is due through at 4 am - it hopefully will hit here a couple of hours before that.</p><p></p><p>We're watching the news coverage on the fires - there are about 20 fires out of control, another 140 fires in the state. Adjacent states are also in trouble - Victoria also has fires, Tasmania is still struggling with fires and South Australia is heading for record temperatures of 54 C (130 F). Yes, they have fires too.</p><p></p><p>Here - we're safe. No fires in our area. Our village was isolated today but for safety reasons. No fires. People had to show proof of residency before being allowed in. I'm glad I warned residents to carry ID showing local address.</p><p></p><p>Tomorrow should be a lot cooler but the Total Fire Ban across the whole state (and into the next states) will persist.</p><p></p><p>Properties lost, but no deaths reported yet.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 572413, member: 1991"] It's 10 pm here now and still 37 C. That's body heat - 98.4 F. I've been at a friend's place for a meeting and sort-of party, a bit stifled by the heat. The temperatures maxed out at 42.5 C today. husband & I left my friend's place at about 9 pm and went to the beach. Our beach is wilderness, so there was no lights although we could see by the city lights. No stars tonight, there's a blanket of high cloud keeping the heat in. The night swim was odd - I was a bit concerned about possible bluebottles, but husband pointed out that there hasn't been an onshore wind to bring in those pesky purple stingers. The water was not cold, not hot, just comfortable. Not too rough either, thankfully, because this tiny beach can get pretty wild sometimes. The tide was a long way out - I joked about possible tsunami, after a heatwave day it would be just the odds I wouldn't want. They expect temperatures to still be in the 30s at midnight. The cool change is due through at 4 am - it hopefully will hit here a couple of hours before that. We're watching the news coverage on the fires - there are about 20 fires out of control, another 140 fires in the state. Adjacent states are also in trouble - Victoria also has fires, Tasmania is still struggling with fires and South Australia is heading for record temperatures of 54 C (130 F). Yes, they have fires too. Here - we're safe. No fires in our area. Our village was isolated today but for safety reasons. No fires. People had to show proof of residency before being allowed in. I'm glad I warned residents to carry ID showing local address. Tomorrow should be a lot cooler but the Total Fire Ban across the whole state (and into the next states) will persist. Properties lost, but no deaths reported yet. Marg [/QUOTE]
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